Special Educational Needs, Disability, Information, Advice and Support Services

SENDIASS (formerly known as the Parent Partnership Service) provides a free, impartial and confidential service to parents and carers of children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) aged 0 - 25. We also support young people with SEND.

Parent Partnership offers:

• A confidential helpline for parents/carers
• Verbal and written information
• Help to complete forms and understand complex reports and documents
• Support at meetings or when visiting schools
• Support through the statutory assessment process (statementing)
• Access to Independent Parental Supporters
• Information about the Isle of Wight’s procedures for the identification and assessment of special educational needs.  

Our service is free to parents/carers of children with special educational needs.

Parent Partnership operates Monday-Friday including school holidays.